[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory Press Release
Marci Janas
pjanas at oberlin.edu
Tue Dec 23 07:19:52 PST 2003
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International Opera Project by Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Music &
Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral Features Performances in Cleveland and =
Buenos Aires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oberlin Conservatory of Music Media Contact:
Marci Janas 440-775-8328; marci.janas at oberlin.edu
Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral Media Contact:
Rebecca Wilson 330-524-2067; rswilson at raex.com
[Editors please note: Backgrounder and Event Schedule are included.]
OBERLIN and CLEVELAND December 19, 2004 -- Many cast members of the
upcoming Cleveland productions of Dido and Aeneas and Gianni Schicchi at
Trinity Cathedral are finishing their preparations wearing T-shirts and
shorts. It's not that they are impervious to winter weather; they are 5,200 =
miles away in a different season.
On January 30 and 31, 2004, at 7 p.m., student singers from the Instituto
Superior de Arte del Teatro Col=F3n in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the
Oberlin Conservatory of Music will present the two operas at Cleveland's
historic Trinity Cathedral, located at 2230 Euclid Avenue. Tickets for the
Cleveland performances are $10 and $20 and can be purchased by calling
Music & Performing Arts at Trinity at 216-579-9745 or visiting
www.mandpa.org.
The genesis for this educational and cultural exchange program goes back
five years, when Governor Bob Taft signed an agreement between the State of =
Ohio and the City of Buenos Aires. A grant from the Ohio Arts Council has
made the resulting international opera project possible.
"This opera project represents the first collaborative effort between
performing arts organizations in Ohio and South America," says Oberlin's
Director of Opera Theater Jonathon Field. "This particular production of
Dido and Aeneas represents a dynamic intersection of old and new: the
ancient story is retold using innovative technology and video artistry.
Composer Henry Purcell told the story of Dido through a filter specific to
his time -- 17th-century England. This production does the same for our
time," says Field.
"We're creating softscenery -- coined after the term software -- to suggest =
that the witches in Dido have comprised a reality of light that all the
other characters believe is real, but is ultimately as changeable as the
images on the screen of your computer."
Field, who is also director of Lyric Opera Cleveland, will direct two mixed =
casts of Oberlin and Instituto students in the Cleveland and Buenos Aires
productions of Dido and Aeneas. Trinity Cathedral's Daniel Hathaway will
conduct the opera.
Following Dido and Aeneas, students of the Instituto will present their
production of Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, directed by Jorge
DeLasseletta and conducted by Bruno D'Astoli. The Trinity Chamber Orchestra =
will accompany both operas.
Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral is an independent organization =
that seeks to enrich the life of the Cathedral's community and neighborhood =
through music and performing arts. For more information on Music &
Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral, please call 216-579-9745 or visit
www.mandpa.org.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, is the oldest
continuously operating conservatory in the United States, and the only
major music school in the country linked with a preeminent college of arts
and sciences. Oberlin is renowned internationally for the intensive
professional training opportunities it provides to aspiring professional
musicians; its vocal studies and opera theater programs have earned the
respect and admiration of critics and professionals throughout the world.
For more information on the Oberlin Conservatory, please visit
www.oberlin.edu/con.
# # #
BACKGROUNDER
The International Opera Project: A Collaboration of the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral, and
Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Col=F3n
Why Oberlin? Why Trinity Cathedral?
The answer, says Jonathon Field, director and associate professor of opera
theater at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, lies with Ana Maria Massone,
director of the Instituto, which is the apprentice program of Teatro =
Col=F3n,
known as "the Metropolitan Opera of South America."
"Massone traveled to Ohio, touring and researching educational institutions =
with which she might collaborate," says Field. "She came to Oberlin when I
happened to be directing Die Fledermaus and she sat in on our rehearsal.
She was so impressed that she wanted to do the project with us. Earlier in
the day she had visited Trinity Cathedral. The idea came to her to have
performances of Gianni and Dido, featuring Oberlin students, staged at
Trinity."
Mike Telin, executive director at Trinity Cathedral's Music & Performing
Arts (M&PA), explains why Trinity was selected. "Music & Performing Arts at =
Trinity Cathedral has a 25-year history of using arts programs to reach out =
to the larger community and to attract diverse audiences, using the Gothic
architecture of the Cathedral in innovative ways," he says. "Ana Massone
was clearly taken by the way the Cathedral is used as a performing arts
venue for these purposes."
Telin, Field, and Daniel Hathaway, Trinity M&PA's artistic director,
visited Buenos Aires in August 2002 to meet with Massone and to further
explore the possibilities for the international educational and cultural
exchange that they were formulating.
The partners soon determined to undertake collaborative performances and
educational activities on both continents. M&PA and Oberlin staff visited
Argentina in May and August 2003, and Instituto staff visited Ohio in
February and June 2003.
During these visits, the team worked out the details -- including casting,
set design, lighting, and other production matters -- of an innovative,
contemporary production of Dido and Aeneas, which, following its Cleveland
run, will be staged at the Teatro Col=F3n on March 31, 2004, with its =
Oberlin
cast and crew. An additional performance is planned for presentation at the =
Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Buenos Aires. The Orquestra
Academica of the Teatro Col=F3n will accompany both performances in Buenos
Aires.
Why brave the complications of coordinating performances across two
continents with different seasons, languages, and cultural expectations?
"Understanding each other's culture is good business, and the arts enable
us to explore both what our cultures have in common and how they are
different," says Wayne Lawson, director of the Ohio Arts Council.
"The OAC's International Program is committed to bringing together people
from diverse cultural backgrounds to foster understanding and to increase
Ohioans' access to international arts activities. We are pleased to support =
this project that uses innovative opera to accomplish those goals."
The cultural exchange has been invaluable to its North American
participants, both musically and culturally. "Both the Teatro Col=F3n and
Trinity Commons are important venues in the center of their respective
cities, and we are each exploring ways of making our space accessible to
the community," said Telin. "We have learned from Argentinean public policy =
and public support for the arts, as well as the populist appeal of art
forms like opera and ballet that in this country are sometimes considered
elitist. We hope that this opera production and the educational programs
that accompany it are only the beginning of incorporating what we learn
from other cultures into the cultural life of Northeast Ohio."
The sets and costumes for Dido and Aeneas are being designed by Russ
Borski, who is working with Cleveland video artist Kasumi to create a
modern, sculptural look, fitted to the nave of Trinity Cathedral, with an
innovative live and prerecorded video projection.
In addition to the opera performances, the project will host several other
programs for the public during January.
Individual program and event information is as follows:
Friday, January 9 through Sunday, February 15
An EXHIBIT of photographs of scene designs and costumes chronicling the
life of the Teatro Col=F3n will be on display at the Gallery at Trinity
Commons.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
By appointment: Call M&PA: 216-575-9745
Admission: FREE
Parking: $3 during the week. FREE on the weekends.
The Gallery in Trinity Commons
2230 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH
Sunday, January 11 at 2 p.m.
"A View of the Teatro Col=F3n and its Place
in the Soul of Buenos Aires"
A LECTURE by Ana Massone, Director Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro
Col=F3n and Luis Pereiro, Archivist
Gallery at Trinity Commons
Admission & Parking: FREE
Sunday, January 11 at 7 p.m.
VOCAL CONCERT
Singers from Teatro Col=F3n and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Kulas Hall
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH
Admission & Parking: FREE
For info call 440-775-8610 or 440-775-6933
Saturday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m.
"An Evening in Argentina"
A BENEFIT in support of the project featuring Argentinean wines, food, and
music. Honorary chair: Barbara Robinson. Co-chairs: Terry and Jack
Southworth.
Trinity Cathedral
Tickets: $125, $250, $500. Tables of eight are available
For info call M&PA 216-575-9745
Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m.
"Musical & Staging Concepts for Dido & Aeneas
and Gianni Schicchi"
A PANEL DISCUSSION by
Bruno D'Astoli and Jorge DeLassaleta of the Instituto Superior de Arte;
Daniel Hathaway of Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral; Jonathan
Field of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Gallery at Trinity Commons
Admission & Parking: FREE
Friday, January 30 at 7 p.m.
Dido and Aeneas
Gianni Schicchi
OPERA PERFORMANCE
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland, OH
Tickets: $10 and $20
Parking: FREE
For info call M&PA 216-575-9745
Saturday, January 31 at 7 p.m.
Dido and Aeneas
Gianni Schicchi
OPERA PERFORMANCE
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland, OH
Tickets: $10 and $20
Parking: FREE
For info call M&PA 216-575-9745
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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Tel: 440-775-8328
Fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu/con
________________________________________
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
vox: 440-775-8328
fax: 440-776-3006
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu
________________________________________
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
vox: 440-775-8328
fax: 440-776-3006
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu
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<fontfamily><param>Palatino</param><center><bigger><bold>International =
Opera Project by Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Music & Performing Arts =
at Trinity Cathedral Features Performances in Cleveland and Buenos Aires =
</bold></bigger><bold>
</bold></center><bold><flushleft>
</flushleft></bold><flushleft><underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
</underline>Oberlin Conservatory of Music Media Contact:
<bold>Marci Janas 440-775-8328; marci.janas at oberlin.edu
</bold>Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral Media Contact:
<bold>Rebecca Wilson 330-524-2067; rswilson at raex.com
[Editors please note: Backgrounder and Event Schedule are included.]
</bold>OBERLIN and CLEVELAND December 19, 2004 -- Many cast members of the =
upcoming Cleveland productions of <italic>Dido and Aeneas</italic> and =
<italic>Gianni Schicchi</italic> at Trinity Cathedral are finishing their =
preparations wearing T-shirts and shorts. It's not that they are impervious =
to winter weather; they are 5,200 miles away in a different season.
On January 30 and 31, 2004, at 7 p.m., student singers from the Instituto =
Superior de Arte del Teatro Col=F3n in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the =
Oberlin Conservatory of Music will present the two operas at Cleveland's =
historic Trinity Cathedral, located at 2230 Euclid Avenue. Tickets for the =
Cleveland performances are $10 and $20 and can be purchased by calling =
Music & Performing Arts at Trinity at 216-579-9745 or visiting =
www.mandpa.org.
The genesis for this educational and cultural exchange program goes back =
five years, when Governor Bob Taft signed an agreement between the State of =
Ohio and the City of Buenos Aires. A grant from the Ohio Arts Council has =
made the resulting international opera project possible.
"This opera project represents the first collaborative effort between =
performing arts organizations in Ohio and South America," says Oberlin's =
Director of Opera Theater Jonathon Field. "This particular production of =
<italic>Dido and Aeneas</italic> represents a dynamic intersection of old =
and new: the ancient story is retold using innovative technology and video =
artistry. Composer Henry Purcell told the story of <italic>Dido</italic> =
through a filter specific to his time -- 17th-century England. This =
production does the same for our time," says Field.
"We're creating softscenery -- coined after the term software -- to suggest =
that the witches in <italic>Dido</italic> have comprised a reality of light =
that all the other characters believe is real, but is ultimately as =
changeable as the images on the screen of your computer."
Field, who is also director of Lyric Opera Cleveland, will direct two mixed =
casts of Oberlin and Instituto students in the Cleveland and Buenos Aires =
productions of <italic>Dido and Aeneas.</italic> Trinity Cathedral's Daniel =
Hathaway will conduct<italic> </italic>the opera.
Following <italic>Dido and Aeneas</italic>, students of the Instituto will =
present their production of Giacomo Puccini's <italic>Gianni =
Schicchi</italic>, directed by Jorge DeLasseletta and conducted by Bruno =
D'Astoli. The Trinity Chamber Orchestra will accompany both operas.
Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral is an independent organization =
that seeks to enrich the life of the Cathedral's community and neighborhood =
through music and performing arts. For more information on Music & =
Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral, please call 216-579-9745 or visit =
<color><param>0000,0000,00ff</param>www.mandpa.org</color>.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, is the oldest =
continuously operating conservatory in the United States, and the only =
major music school in the country linked with a preeminent college of arts =
and sciences. Oberlin is renowned internationally for the intensive =
professional training opportunities it provides to aspiring professional =
musicians; its vocal studies and opera theater programs have earned the =
respect and admiration of critics and professionals throughout the world. =
For more information on the Oberlin Conservatory, please visit =
<color><param>0000,0000,00ff</param>www.oberlin.edu/con</color>.
<color><param>9999,6666,9999</param># # #
</color><bold>
</bold></flushleft><bold><center>BACKGROUNDER
</center><flushleft>
The International Opera Project: A Collaboration of the Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music, Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral, and =
Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Col=F3n
</flushleft></bold><flushleft>Why Oberlin? Why Trinity Cathedral?
The answer, says Jonathon Field, director and associate professor of opera =
theater at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, lies with Ana Maria Massone, =
director of the Instituto, which is the apprentice program of Teatro =
Col=F3n, known as "the Metropolitan Opera of South America."
"Massone traveled to Ohio, touring and researching educational institutions =
with which she might collaborate," says Field. "She came to Oberlin when I =
happened to be directing <italic>Die Fledermaus </italic>and she sat in on =
our rehearsal. She was so impressed that she wanted to do the project with =
us. Earlier in the day she had visited Trinity Cathedral. The idea came to =
her to have performances of <italic>Gianni</italic> and <italic>Dido, =
</italic>featuring Oberlin students, staged at Trinity."
Mike Telin, executive director at Trinity Cathedral's Music & Performing =
Arts (M&PA), explains why Trinity was selected. "Music & Performing Arts at =
Trinity Cathedral has a 25-year history of using arts programs to reach out =
to the larger community and to attract diverse audiences, using the Gothic =
architecture of the Cathedral in innovative ways," he says. "Ana Massone =
was clearly taken by the way the Cathedral is used as a performing arts =
venue for these purposes."
Telin, Field, and Daniel Hathaway, Trinity M&PA's artistic director, =
visited Buenos Aires in August 2002 to meet with Massone and to further =
explore the possibilities for the international educational and cultural =
exchange that they were formulating.
The partners soon determined to undertake collaborative performances and =
educational activities on both continents. M&PA and Oberlin staff visited =
Argentina in May and August 2003, and Instituto staff visited Ohio in =
February and June 2003.
During these visits, the team worked out the details -- including casting, =
set design, lighting, and other production matters -- of an innovative, =
contemporary production of <italic>Dido and Aeneas</italic>, which, =
following its Cleveland run, will be staged at the Teatro Col=F3n on March =
31, 2004, with its Oberlin cast and crew. An additional performance is =
planned for presentation at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist =
in Buenos Aires. The Orquestra Academica of the Teatro Col=F3n will =
accompany both performances in Buenos Aires.
Why brave the complications of coordinating performances across two =
continents with different seasons, languages, and cultural expectations?
"Understanding each other's culture is good business, and the arts enable =
us to explore both what our cultures have in common and how they are =
different," says Wayne Lawson, director of the Ohio Arts Council.
"The OAC's International Program is committed to bringing together people =
from diverse cultural backgrounds to foster understanding and to increase =
Ohioans' access to international arts activities. We are pleased to support =
this project that uses innovative opera to accomplish those goals."
The cultural exchange has been invaluable to its North American =
participants, both musically and culturally. "Both the Teatro Col=F3n and =
Trinity Commons are important venues in the center of their respective =
cities, and we are each exploring ways of making our space accessible to =
the community," said Telin. "We have learned from Argentinean public policy =
and public support for the arts, as well as the populist appeal of art =
forms like opera and ballet that in this country are sometimes considered =
elitist. We hope that this opera production and the educational programs =
that accompany it are only the beginning of incorporating what we learn =
from other cultures into the cultural life of Northeast Ohio."
The sets and costumes for <italic>Dido and Aeneas</italic> are being =
designed by Russ Borski, who is working with Cleveland video artist Kasumi =
to create a modern, sculptural look, fitted to the nave of Trinity =
Cathedral, with an innovative live and prerecorded video projection.
In addition to the opera performances, the project will host several other =
programs for the public during January.
<bold>Individual program and event information is as follows:
Friday, January 9 through Sunday, February 15
An EXHIBIT of photographs of scene designs and costumes chronicling the =
life of the Teatro Col=F3n will be on display at the Gallery at Trinity =
Commons.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
By appointment: Call M&PA: 216-575-9745
Admission: FREE
Parking: $3 during the week. FREE on the weekends.
The Gallery in Trinity Commons
2230 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH
Sunday, January 11 at 2 p.m.
"A View of the Teatro Col=F3n and its Place
in the Soul of Buenos Aires"
A LECTURE by Ana Massone, Director Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro =
Col=F3n and Luis Pereiro, Archivist
Gallery at Trinity Commons
Admission & Parking: FREE
Sunday, January 11 at 7 p.m.
VOCAL CONCERT
Singers from Teatro Col=F3n and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Kulas Hall
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH
Admission & Parking: FREE
For info call 440-775-8610 or 440-775-6933
Saturday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m.
"An Evening in Argentina"
A BENEFIT in support of the project featuring Argentinean wines, food, and =
music. Honorary chair: Barbara Robinson. Co-chairs: Terry and Jack =
Southworth.
Trinity Cathedral
Tickets: $125, $250, $500. Tables of eight are available
For info call M&PA 216-575-9745
Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m.
"Musical & Staging Concepts for <italic>Dido & Aeneas</italic>
and <italic>Gianni Schicchi</italic>"
A PANEL DISCUSSION by
Bruno D'Astoli and Jorge DeLassaleta of the Instituto Superior de Arte; =
Daniel Hathaway of Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral; Jonathan =
Field of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Gallery at Trinity Commons
Admission & Parking: FREE
Friday, January 30 at 7 p.m.
<italic>Dido and Aeneas
Gianni Schicchi
</italic>OPERA PERFORMANCE
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland, OH
Tickets: $10 and $20
Parking: FREE
For info call M&PA 216-575-9745
Saturday, January 31 at 7 p.m.
<italic>Dido and Aeneas
Gianni Schicchi
</italic>OPERA PERFORMANCE
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland, OH
Tickets: $10 and $20
Parking: FREE
For info call M&PA 216-575-9745
</bold>
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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Tel: 440-775-8328
Fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu/con
________________________________________
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
vox: 440-775-8328
fax: 440-776-3006
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu
________________________________________
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
vox: 440-775-8328
fax: 440-776-3006
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu</flushleft></fontfamily>
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